Planetary hours
in Iaşi.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Wednesday, 27 August 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Bucharest).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:50
- 12♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:35
- 4☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Iaşi?
On Wednesday, 27 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.